10 Taiwanese TV Series Too Funny to Miss

If you enjoy comedy TV shows and can enjoy humor even if it’s delivered through subtitles, you should know that Taiwan has consistently churned out TV series after TV series that contains quirky and mostly upbeat humor. If you want to check them out, you should start with these 10 Taiwanese TV series too funny to miss:

#1. Chocolat

Synopsis

Based on the same-titled manga by Eisaku Kubonouchi, Chocolat follows gangsters who have given up their violent lifestyle in order to live peaceful lives as bakers. Their world is suddenly turned upside down when they are joined by a woman.

Why You Must Watch It

It’s got a well-rounded cast of characters that really play into the theme of ex rival gangsters now working together in a bakery. One of the characters always wears dark shades and likes to collect guns, but since the sole woman in the show doesn’t like it, he disguises them as kitchen tools.

While primarily a comedy series, Chocolat also has action scenes as the ex gangsters frequently have to deal with things or people from their past.

Japanese actress Nagasawa Masami turns in a great performance as the lead female in the series, and she is so committed to the role that she refused to get her voice dubbed, opting to learn how to say her lines instead.

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#2. Chu Chu My Daddy

Synopsis

A couple of young girls who are rich but have been orphaned are left to fend for themselves against a great aunt who wants to seize their fortune and kick them out of their house, so they decide to hire a man that will play the role of a man that their mother married before her death. The twist is that the sisters themselves can’t help but try to kick their new daddy out of the house as well.

Why You Must Watch It

An Asian TV series that doesn’t rely exclusively on romantic overtones and prettyboys will be a breath of fresh air. There are prettyboys and prettygirls, but the story’s narrative doesn’t rely on how good they look and whether they’re going to end up together or not.

Chloe Wang and Rou You Xuan, who play the sisters, have a great chemistry with Julian Yang, who plays the fake father. Yang himself shows paternal qualities even though he doesn’t look like

The series has famous actress and singer Billie playing the greedy great aunt, giving the lighthearted show a much needed villain.

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#3. Easy Fortune Happy Life

Synopsis

Easy Fortune, Happy Life is about an arrogant heir who has been arranged to marry a countryside girl as a condition for getting his inheritance. In order to get his inheritance while being free of the girl, he sets up various traps. Little did he know that he’ll end up developing feelings for her

Why You Must Watch It

The series has serious undertones (pre-arranged marriages, assassins, inheritance conflicts) but the lead actors’ charisma and chemistry with each other wraps it all up in a funny, and amusing narrative.

Lan Cheng Long, who was also in Chocolat, once again shows that he can play the role of a short-tempered, violent man who still has enough goodness inside to finally turn around towards the end.

While the main focus is on the two main characters, the side characters also have amusing backstories, particularly the story of the heir’s grandfather and the herbalist’s grandmother, whose unrequited love for each other kickstarted the entire story.

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Cast:

Lan Chen Long

Chen Qiao En

Roy Qiu

Jocelyn Wang

#4. So I’m Not Handsome

Synopsis

A young man has been raised by his parents to always believe that he’s handsome, but when he started college, he soon realized that he’s not good-looking as girls left and right turn him down.

Why Watch It

So I’m Not Handsome is funny, but doesn’t go overboard on casting an unattractive lead (which is sort of a cop out when it comes to comedy.) JJ Lin as the lead has been made up to look somewhat nerdy but he’s not ugly. In a way, this means they managed to poke fun at society’s obsession with prettyboys without being politically incorrect.

The series doesn’t rely on prettyboys or idol good looks, which makes the comedy that much more effective when it works, as it’s no longer relying on fan service.

Self-deprecating humor is always effective as it allows you to laugh at the joker’s expense, not on the an innocent victim or yourself. This series has self depreciating humor in spades.

Basic Info

Cast:

JJ Lin

Nicky Lee

Michael Zhang

Alice Tseng

Director:

Zhang Zhe Shu

Released:

2008

#5. Momo Love

Synopsis

Momo Love is about a kindhearted girl named Tao Hua, her five overprotective older brothers, and the man who captured her heart. Can they be together or will the brothers tear them apart?

Why Watch It

Over protective siblings are pretty much a staple in Asia, so the comedy that stems from five kindhearted yet overprotective men bullying their little sister’s suitor is perfectly relatable to viewers.

Jiro Wang as the lead is perfect, as he’s not afraid of making himself look silly just to sell both situational and slapstick comedy.

Basic Info

Cast:

Jiro Wang

Cyndy Wang

Ken Zhu

Lan Jun Tian

Ding Chun Cheng

Godfrey Gao

Jing Wong

Director:

Qu You Ning

Released:

2009

#6. 18 Jin Bu Jin

Synopsis

18 Jin Bu Jin follows a group of high school students as they go through the age of puberty and start interacting with the opposite gender. Everything from first realizing the “birds and the bees” and online relationships are tackled, usually through comedy.

Why Watch It

The series is episodic, which means they are able to provide funny stories without being bogged down by continuity or time constraints.

The show features members of the boybands Cho7 and Eastyle, so people who like eyecandy will enjoy it as well.

While the series tackles puberty and gender differences, it does so without being offensive or resorting to adult-specific scenes.

Basic Info

Cast:

Ah Ben

Li Jia Wen

Ah Mei

Xiao Cao

Albee Huang

Michelle Chang

Amanda Chou

Carmen Tang

Director:

Min Jin Cheng

Released:

2007

#7. Fated to Love You

Synopsis

Nerdy working class girl Chen Xin Yi and rich heir Cun Xi had an unexpected one night stand in a love cruise due to a room mix up and the involvement of alcoholic drinks. The tryst resulted in Xin Yi getting pregnant, and once Cun Xi’s grandmother finds out, she forces the two to get married.

Why Watch It

The series has universal appeal, as proven by the fact that it’s been dubbed and released for various countries.

A romantic comedy by design, the series has all the things that will make you giggle and swoon, even cringe as the lead gets into all sorts of awkward situation due to her clumsiness.

Fated to love you has a decidedly more mature cast but that doesn’t mean there’s no eye candy. The lead stars are all goodlooking, even when they’re made up to look nerdy.

Basic Info

Cast:

Chen Qiao En

Ethan Ruan

Baron Chen

Bianca Bai

Director:

Chen Ming Zang

Released:

2008

#8. Skip Beat!

Synopsis

Recently graduating from high school, Gong Xi forgoes college life and instead takes on multiple part time jobs in order to support her childhood friend Bu Po Shang in his pop idol career. However, she soon finds out that Shang is cheating on her with his manager and is only using her for his career, so she vows revenge by becoming a bigger star.

Why Watch It

Skip Beat! is based on a manga, and it shows in the irreverent, outlandish humor that is prevalent throughout the series.

It features a girl who is naïve and would do anything for an abusive, manipulative boyfriend, but once she finds out that she’s been used, she shows strength of character and gets back at him the best way she knows how: by improving her station in life and one upping him.

Basic Info

Cast:

Ivy Chen

Siwon

Donghae

Bianca Bai

Charge Pu

Director:

Jerry Feng

Released:

2011

#9. Because of You

Synopsis

Because of You follows four lives entangled due to a single incident: when stunt double Sun Fan suspects that a famous singer is trying to steal his girlfriend, he beats him up. The incident incur the wrath of the famous singer’s biggest fan, who tries to publicize the incident but actually causes Sun Fan to become popular due to his skillfull fighting ability.

Why Watch It

The series relies on both situational and slapstick comedy to deliver the laughs, but still contains a cute, engrossing love story.

The series is also worth watching because there are no true villains in the story. Just four individuals with contrasting interests and all of them have redeeming qualities and inherently likable.

Basic Info

Cast:

Baron Chen

Megan Lai

Lego Li

Tanaka Chie

Released:

2010

#10. Brown Sugar Macchiato

Synopsis

Six boys from different backgrounds learn that they have the same father and are entitled to a huge sum of money as inheritance. But before they can get the inheritance, they have to attend the same school and live together for a year.

Why Watch It

Fans of idol groups are in for a treat, as the cast consists of members of Hey Girl and Lollipop F.

The series is genuinely funny, playing off on goofy humor coming from the boys and lighthearted teasing and meanness from the girls.

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